Gardai have said that the Kinahan gang's suspected hit which was foiled was "one of the most elaborate" they've seen.

Four men were arrested on Monday evening by members of the Garda's Special Crime Operations (SCO) unit and the Emergency Response Unit.

Members of the Armed Support Unit also seized a firearm and silencer at the scene, and the the four men are being detained under the provisions of section 50 Criminal Justice Act 2007.

At a press conference today, Assistant Commissioner John O’Driscoll said: "It is one of the most elaborate exercises of that nature we have seen.

"We allege that a person's life was in immediate danger, which is evident by the fact that a number of the people we are making allegations against were in close proximity to a loaded weapon with a silencer and accompanied by ammunition.

"And that we will allege there was an elaborate enterprise involving getaway vehicles, there was a plan to destroy those vehicles and immediately flee the scene without being caught."

Assistant Commissioner O'Driscoll said that they are aware of who the planned hit was for and are working very hard to stamp out organised crime.